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Community United in Its Grief As Knife Crime Epidemic Takes Two More Of COMMUNITY CULTURE SPORTS Thornton Heath in How to keep kids Swimming Bloom winners active over the Page 19 Page 6 summer Page 9 THE Issue 40 July 2021 CHRONICLE FREE Thornton Heath set Community united in its grief as knife crime to get a university epidemic takes two more of our young men TURN TO PAGE 6 A THORNTON Heath college has unveiled ambitious plans to transform its campus to become Croydon’s first home grown university. Spurgeon’s College which is on South Norwood Hill, and falls >P3 Teen predator obsessed with porn jailed >P11 Demarie was stabbed at the junction in partnership with charities and with Bensham Manor Road and Swain non-profits. Young given first Road and his killing came just a week Part of the engagement work is Arson ruled out over after another 16-year-old boy Cameron outreach and after the murder of Smith was stabbed on the Shrublands Demarie, Renee and other volunteers Crystal Court fire aid training in Estate in Croydon. walked Thornton Heath High Street The senseless killings of these teenagers speaking with young people about have prompted an outpouring of grief their experiences and offering help. knife attacks but also concerns for the safety of young Renee spoke to one 19-year-old in a BROKEN hearted friends and family people barber shop who had already lost five of two young men have called for an end Croydon Community Leaders worked friends to knife crime and Croydon to the knife crime epidemic which saw with charity Street Doctors during the Community Leaders were able to Demarie Omare Roye, just 16, and Shane pandemic giving online first aid training refer refer six of the 19 young people Jerome, 23, become the latest innocent to 100 people under the age of 25 which they spoke to on that Saturday on to victims of violence on our streets. could prove ‘invaluable’ said Renee Lord- support services for grief counselling To tackle fears of escalating violence on Lindsay who founded the organisation in and youth mentoring. the street this summer a pilot providing 2016 which has just been registered as a Renee who lost her cousin Tyler community safety patrols has been community interest company. Roy to knife crime last year attended POLICE have ruled out arson as the given the green light and young people It’s part of a series of initiatives the vigil to Demarie at Oasis Academy cause of the blaze at a Thornton Heath in Croydon are being given vital life to empower young people to “take where he went to school and said: “I housing block after residents homes saving first aid training in how to tackle a constructive action against violence had the overwhelming feeling that were destroyed in the fire involving catastrophic knife injuries. instead of feeling helpless”, she says. I didn't know where to place or put cladding which experts have issued Young people are also being offered The organisation engages with my emotions but I was able to talk to warnings about. the chance to go on ‘ride alongs’ with people on a range of social issues from people who had been through what Those made homeless by the police to improve public trust and homelessness to knife crime working I've been through which helped.” the fire in April which confidence. and signposts people to get help working TURN TO PAGE 10 damaged at least five flats >P2 2 THE CHRONICLE July 2021 www.thorntonheathchronicle.co.uk facebook.com/ThorntonHeathChronicle July 2021 THE CHRONICLE 3 HIGH STREET CULTURE Support the Tenants refuse to move back to Crystal Court Thornton Heath chronicle in despite being told cladding is 'safe' is set to get its at Crystal TURN FROM PAGE 1 Court were rehoused in next Grenfell” would be in an 2021 or it will hotels where some still remain as The Chronicle understands HPL-clad building. they don’t want to return. In 2019 Orbit also employed But Orbit Housing, the housing association which the same security dog unit own university be no more manages the building, told The Chronicle: "All relevant services after the block THE Thornton Heath Chronicle fire risk assessments on the building are up to date and an was without a front door has been receiving record numbers independent Chartered Fire Engineer has reviewed the for months because it was TURN FROM PAGE 1 of page views on its social media sites. building’s fire safety to confirm that it is safe to occupy. We removed for repair. It had within the Thornton Heath ward, facilities available to local community giving us more capacity with better concerns around the removal of trees. If every one of those tens of are in the process of adding additional fire detection into the been damaged by street recently announced that it is partnering groups with new forest teaching for local designs, and the proposed residential A public exhibition of the design thousands of people had donated just building, as this will give our customers even more assurance drinkers and drug users with Liverpool Hope University to deliver schools, conference rooms for hire and a element will provide the financial capital, finishes on July 30 and the application is £1 towards supporting The Chronicle that their safety is our priority. " who were regularly gaining degree courses as part of a long term plan cafe space for events. to secure our long term future. expected to go to the planning committee we would have the funds to continue However, even though it is the more expensive option and entry to the flats with addicts to offer higher education opportunities The development includes upgrading “We are dedicated to continuing our in December with construction due to for five years. there is no legal obligations to do so to make customers 'feel sleeping in the underground to more people within the borough. the existing facilities, provision of a larger important work, and supporting our local start in 2022. Sadly, we have had no support for safer in their homes' the cladding is set to be removed by bin storage area. New proposals to redevelop the library and 13 new classrooms. community, for the long term. However, The college which has primarily offered our survival campaign from readers Orbit, The Chronicle understands. One resident said on Twitter existing site which is ‘not fit for purpose’ There have also been changes for the theology courses, is now running three since the last publication. An investigation is ongoing to establish the full facts of what at the time: “There are signs of seek to address residents concerns layout of the new homes within the blocks new joint honours degree programme started the blaze at the rear of the building and this picture drug addicts trying to set fire The numbers of people reading The ahead of the submission of a planning as well to ensure high quality homes as sacross six new subject areas from captured by neighbour Ian McMeekin shows the intensity of the to the building everywhere.” application in August. well as changes in the elevational and September. There will BAs in business Chronicle news feeds demonstrates fire which scaled the exterior cladding to the roof. Following the door incident Last July the leading Christian College facade to fit in with the with the existing management and market; international the desire for local news and this When The Chronicle asked London Fire Brigade about the there were more issues and unveiled ambitious plans to transform college buildings. l relations and social policy; and media edition, one of our best, covers so cladding and whether this was the normal trajectory of a fire, the after this latest fire police its Thornton Heath campus to become The majority of the proposed car and communication and creative writing. many important and powerful issues. response from fire investigation was: “It would be impossible to again raided a flat inside Crystal Court where drug dealing Croydon’s first home grown university. parking has been relocated to be below The College currently has around 600 The Chronicle has always been tell as there are too many factors and variables at play.” had been taking place and The Chronicle understands tenants Spurgeon’s College hosted a virtual the residential buildings, to have less of students enrolled, with the new courses funded on a shoestring . Since the fire in April a dog unit and security guard have involved in illegal activity have been served notices to leave. public consultation to share initial an impact on the overall site. without the careful development of our opening up opportunities for hundreds Support from Community ward been permanently stationed outside the social housing block In a police operation in September last year search warrants proposals for the development of the The plans include a shuttle bus service site we will not be able to do this. more students. budgets, which have now been axed which has suffered a number of anti social behaviour issues were also executed and arrests made for drug dealing of Class campus, which includes a mix of one, two to and from local station to encourage For nearly 100 years, we have made Leader of Croydon Council, Cllr by the council and funding fron with drug dealers. A substances. and three bedroom houses. use of public transport with provision of a valuable contribution to Croydon, Hamida Ali said: “This represents an Thornton Heath Community Action In a statment to The Chronicle Orbit said: "The safety of our The building which is used to house council tenants including The latest plans have responded to electric vehicle parking and bike storage.
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